Mr. Know-All Workpages 3-5

a) generous: Your offer is very
__________. He is known for his
________________. She ___________
offered to lend me her book.

c) familiar: I rarely use computers because I am quite
____________ with the way they work. You
look very ________ but I can't remember
your name. His ____________ with the subject was impressive.

c)
suspicion: I suggest that you keep your __________ to yourself!
The police agree that the circumstances of her death are ___________ and need to be investigated. Mr. Kelada
never _____________ that the other passengers were making fun of him.

d) fluency: My neighbor is _______ in 4 different languages. After a year of studying Japanese, he can
speak it ________________.

e) impress: I was quite ______th
his knowledge. He made a very good ___________ on me. He has an _________ art collection and I
think he was trying to _______ me.

f) excellent: The Coty company makes ______________
products. They especially ______________ at making
cosmetics. The ________________ of their
products has given them an ________________ reputation.

B. Add
the correct preposition

1. to put ______ airs 4. except
_____ a man 7. to be ____ his way

2.
prohibition was _____ force 5. to be stationed ___ 8.
a good deal _____ talk

3.
They sat ____ the doctor's table 6. to
be ___one's mercy

C. Fill
in with the missing words

Max
Kelada continued being friendly and generously 1.___________ the narrator a drink. In 3._______, he
claimed that he had more liquor for any of the narrator's friends 4.______
board. - Nevertheless, the narrator felt that Max Kelada was 5._________ and
much too 6.__________; he didn't even
put Mister before the narrator's
name. In order to escape from Mr. K.,
the narrator decided to go to the ____________
room. He was told by Max Kelada that
they 8._______ be sitting at the same
table. -Not only did the narrator 9.__________ a cabin with Max Kelada and eat all his meals with him, but every
time he 10._______ a walk on the deck,
he was 11._________ by Max Kelada. It
was impossible to get rid 12._____ him because it never 13.__________ to him
that he wasn't wanted. - Although he was
a good 14.____________ and organized many activities, the other 17._________
didn't like him. He was given the
18._______ Mr. Know-All; which was meant
as an 19._______ but which he took as a
20.__________

D. Complete
the following sentences

1. Mr. Ramsay
was married to a nice woman who ____________________________

2. The narrator
thought that ______________________________________________

3. Mr. Kelada
told the party that he knew ___________________________________

4. After five
minutes they were again in ____________________________________

Mr Know-All – Pair work (1A)

A.Match
the beginning of the sentence to its end (work in pairs)

1.Mr.
Ramsay sat ___________________________________________

2.
Mr. Kelada told them that _______________________________________

3.
He conducted all _____________________________________________

4.
One evening Mr. Ramsay and Mr. Kelada __________________________

5. Mrs. Ramsay was
_____________________________________________

6. She wore a
__________________________________________________

B.Put
the sentences in their correct order according to the story

______
_____ ______ ______
_____ _______

C.“True”
or “False” (Correct the wrong
statements)

1. The story takes place after the
war.
__________

2.
The writer was glad to have a cabin with two berths. __________

2.Mr.
Kelada believed that Englishmen should stay together

when they are abroad.
__________

3. The narrator refused to drink with
Mr. Kelada.
__________

4. Mr. Kelada was most likeable at
lunch times.
__________

5. Mr. Kelada was confident that he did
not make mistakes. __________

6. If you disagreed with Mr. Kelada on
any subject, he would

stop talking to you.
__________

7. The doctor wasn’t a very interesting
person.
__________

8. The arguments between Mr. Kelada and
Mr. Ramsay were

short and interesting. __________

9. Mr. Ramsay was going to take a
holiday in New York.
__________

10. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay weren’t very
similar to each other. __________

Now correct the wrong statements:

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

D.Circle
the most suitable ending according to the story

1. When the narrator saw Mr. Kelada’s
luggage, he thought that Kelada was

a) aristrocratic b)
rich c) vulgar

2. Mr. Kelada showed his passport to
the writer

a) proudly b)
shamefully c) secretly

3. Mr. Kelada was a) uneducated b) ignorant c) knowledgeable

4.The
nickname “Mr. Know-All” was given to Mr. Kelada as a

a) compliment b) insult c) criticism

5.Mr.
Ramsay thought Mrs. Ramsay’s chain was

a) very elegant b) an imitation c) very expensive

6.Mr.
Kelada thought that Mrs. Ramsay’s pearls were

a) very valuable
b) cultured pearls c) worthless

Mr Know-All – Pair work (1B)

Match the beginning of the sentence to
its end (work in pairs)

a)__________________________________
social activities on board.

b)______________________________________
beautiful string of pearls.

c)_________________________________
very different from her husband.

d)
__________________________________also at the doctor’s table.

e)_____________________________
had a heated argument about pearls.

f)________________________
he knew everything important about pearls.

A.Put
the sentences in their correct order according to the story

______
_____ ______ ______
_____ _______

B.“True”
or “False” (Correct the wrong statements)

1. The story takes place after the
war.
__________

2.
The writer was glad to have a cabin with two berths. __________

7.Mr.
Kelada believed that Englishmen should stay together

when they are abroad.
__________

3. The narrator refused to drink with
Mr. Kelada.
__________

4. Mr. Kelada was most likeable at
lunch times.
__________

5. Mr. Kelada was confident that he did
not make mistakes. __________

6. If you disagreed with Mr. Kelada on
any subject, he would

stop talking to you.
__________

7. The doctor wasn’t a very interesting
person.
__________

8. The arguments between Mr. Kelada and
Mr. Ramsay were

short and interesting.
__________

9. Mr. Ramsay was going to take a
holiday in New York.
__________

10. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay weren’t very
similar to each other. __________

Now correct the wrong statements:

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

C.Circle
the most suitable ending according to the story

1. When the narrator saw Mr. Kelada’s
luggage, he thought that Kelada was